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Aaron Pico is looking to continue his surge up the Bellator featherweight rankings as he faces a tough test in the undefeated Justin Gonzales this Friday at Bellator 271. Pico joins MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck (3:17) to preview the matchup, talks his reaction to getting the fight, wondering how Gonzales could actually beat him, fatherhood, Carlos Condit’s recent retirement, and Jon Jones’ exit from JacksonWink.Valerie Loureda (21:52) discusses her Bellator 271 matchup with Taylor Turner and explains why she was so devastated following her loss to Hannah Guy, why she feels like she was the better fighter and wanting a rematch, changes she’s made mentally, physically, and with her coaches over at American Top Team, feeling as focused on a fight as she has in her career, and her 2022 goals in MMA.Finally, BKFC breakout star Britain Hart (34:38) previews her matchup with Pearl Gonzalez at BKFC 22 this Friday in Miami, talks the fight coming together very quickly, her husband Joey Beltran’s recent loss, still feeling like Gonzalez is an “easy fight,” feeling like her opponent isn’t taking the fight, or her combat career seriously, being more open to a fight with Taylor Starling, and if she feels Paige VanZant will fight in the promotion again.Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgHCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLiVisit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvMLike MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7ZFollow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUIRead More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

O campeão do povo é o convidado especial do décimo episódio do Trocação Franca. Em longa entrevista, José Aldo comenta a luta com Rob Font, marcada para dezembro no UFC, rebate as alfinetadas de Khabib Nurmagomedov, fala da relação paz e amor com Conor McGregor, critica a postura de Paulo Borrachinha e, entre muitos outros assuntos, conta que pensou em se aposentar antes de enfrentar Petr Yan. O podcast recebe, ainda, o treinador Cristiano Marcello, comentando o que tem rolado no UFC e Bellator, a polêmica luta de seu aluno Elizeu Capoeira em Abu Dhabi, e o preço que cobraria para enfrentar o velho rival Charles Bennett no MMA.O melhor do MMA brasileiro no Trocação Franca, toda quarta-feira, com o jornalista Guilherme Cruz e convidados.The King of Rio has arrived. In a lengthy interview with Trocação Franca, Jose Aldo discusses his upcoming UFC fight with Rob Font in December, responds to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s criticism and his peaceful relationship with Conor McGregor, blasts Paulo Costa for his recent weight debacle in the UFC, reveals he considered retiring from MMA prior to his fight with Petr Yan in 2020, and much more. MMA coach also Cristiano Marcello stops by to discuss the latest UFC and Bellator fights, the controversial non-stoppage in his protege Elizeu Zaleski’s fight with Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 267, and how much he wants to face longtime rival Charles Bennett in MMA.Listen to Trocação Franca with Guilherme Cruz every Wednesday to hear from the biggest names on the hottest topics in the Brazilian combat sports world.Follow Guilherme Cruz @GuicruzzzSubscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgHCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLiVisit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvMLike MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7ZFollow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUIRead More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest edition of The Fighter vs. The Writer, Josh Emmett joins the show to discuss his recovery from major knee surgery after tearing his ACL in a win over Shane Burgos last year. Emmett will detail the long road back to the octagon including a setback earlier this year that pushed his return to action back either further.Emmett will also talk about his recently scheduled fight against Dan Ige at UFC 269 in December and discuss the lay of the land at featherweight including his thoughts on reigning champion Alexander Volkanovski. Plus, Emmett will help break down the main event fight between Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez and he’ll reveal why he believes Holloway should get a third shot at Volkanovski with a win on Saturday night despite two previous losses to the current champion at 145 pounds.All this and much more on the latest edition of The Fighter vs. The Writer.Follow Josh Emmett @JoshEmmettUFCFollow Damon Martin @DamonMartin Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgHCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLiVisit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvMLike MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7ZFollow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUIRead More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kamaru Usman and Rose Namajunas retained their titles to cap off a memorable UFC 268 event this past Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. With Usman heading into his second lap of the welterweight division, and Dana White seemingly shunning Carla Esparza once again in terms of the top contender at 115 pounds, who could both champs face in their next title defenses? That question is addressed on this week's On To the Next One.In addition, future matchups were discussed for the challengers Colby Covington and Zhang Weili, Marlon Vera, Shane Burgos, Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler following their all-time classic, Chris Barnett after his incredible finish of Gian Villante, and more with MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgHCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLiVisit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvMLike MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7ZFollow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUIRead More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Teddy Atlas gives his thoughts on Kamaru Usman's title defense against Colby Covington, Rose Namajunas' split decision win over Zhang Weili, and the thrilling lightweight bout between Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler at UFC 268 with MMA Fighting's Jose Youngs.Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgHCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLiVisit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvMLike MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7ZFollow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUIRead More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Colby Covington or Zhang Weili: Which UFC 268 title challenger has a better chance in Saturday’s rematches? MMA Fighting’s Jose Youngs and Eric Jackman break down the top storylines for UFC 268 and make their predictions for Usman vs. Covington 2, Namajunas vs. Zhang 2, Gaethje vs. Chandler, and much more. Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Eric Jackman: @NewYorkRic Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgHCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLiVisit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvMLike MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7ZFollow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUIRead More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Colby Covington will challenge Kamaru Usman once again for the UFC welterweight title in the main event of UFC 268. This week on Between the Links, it's an opening round matchup in the coveted BTL championship tournament and that massive main event will be discussed, along with Rose Namjunas vs. Zhang Weili, the stakes in the Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler main card opener, Glover Teixeira's light heavyweight title win at UFC 267 and if a long reign is a possibility, Petr Yan's interim title win over Cory Sandhagen, where Islam Makhachev should be ranked at 155, and more.Host Mike Heck will oversee the verbal battle between MMA Fighting's Damon Martin and Alexander K. Lee as they battle it out for a spot in the semi-finals. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Damon Martin: @DamonMartin Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgHCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLiVisit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvMLike MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7ZFollow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUIRead More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andre Petroski (2:58) picked up his second octagon victory this past Saturday at UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi, but why didn’t he walk out to “Island Boy” to get immortalized on The MMA Hour wall-of-fame? The TUF 28 contestant answers that question, recaps his submission victory over Hu Yaozong, how awkward it was fighting a much larger fighter, if he tried to talk with Virna Jandiroba about getting the iconic walkout prior to the event, his experience on The Ultimate Fighter, some behind the scenes stories that never made air, Sean Brady being the best grappler he’s ever trained with, and when he’s hoping to return.MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin speaks with new UFC bantamweight Javid Basharat (37:06) who addresses his dominant win over Oron Kahlon on Dana White’s Contender Series and the ugly ‘racist’ epithet that preceded their fight, as well as his hope to serve as an inspiration to the people of Afghanistan now that he’s in the UFC.Finally, featherweight Bruno Souza (55:22) discusses his upcoming octagon debut against Melsik Baghdasaryan this Saturday at UFC 268, getting the fight on just eight days’ notice and if he prefers it that way, training with the Machida Brothers since he was four, how Lyoto Machida guided him into a transition from karate to MMA, his familiarity with Baghdasaryan, and why a bout with Max Holloway would be his dream fight.Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgHCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLiVisit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvMLike MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7ZFollow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUIRead More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Khamzat Chimaev is already flirting with one of the greatest statistical starts to a UFC career we’ve ever seen, but what does that mean in terms of the rankings? How high is too high when it comes to Chimaev’s current place within the welterweight ladder? Co-hosts Shaun Al-Shatti and Alexander K. Lee dive deep into MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings to debate Chimaev’s torrid rise, discuss the biggest risers and fallers of October and more.Then, the two are joined by fellow rankings panelists Damon Martin and Jed Meshew for a heated debate over the 205-pound pecking order. Should Glover Teixeira be the undisputed No. 1? Or does his next contender Jiri Prochazka or the Bellator twosome of Corey Anderson and Vadim Nemkov have a case?Catch new episodes of the MMA Fighting Rankings Show on the first Wednesday of every month.Follow Shaun Al-Shatti @ShaunAlShattiFollow Alexander K. Lee @AlexanderKLeeFollow Damon Martin @DamonMartinFollow Jed Meshew @JedKMeshewSubscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgHCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLiVisit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvMLike MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7ZFollow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUIRead More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Os irmãos Patrício e Patricky Pitbull têm um plano claro: reconquistar os títulos do Bellator nas categorias pena e leve, só que dessa vez compartilhado. Em entrevista ao podcast, Patrício explica por que decidiu deixar o trono dos leves, beneficiando o irmão, enquanto arquiteta sua própria vingança contra A.J. McKee, e Patricky fala sobre o duelo desta sexta, disputando o título vago dos leves em revanche com Peter Queally na Irlanda. Patrício revela, entre outros assuntos, que já pensou em deixar o Bellator na época de Bjorn Rebney. O podcast recebe também Luis Fernando Coutinho, jornalista do Canal Encarada, para repercutir a histórica vitória de Glover Teixeira no UFC 267, a volta de Khamzat Chimaev, e analisar as disputas de cinturão do UFC 268.O melhor do MMA brasileiro no Trocação Franca, toda quarta-feira, com o jornalista Guilherme Cruz e convidados.Patricio and Patricky Pitbull have a clear plan: Reconquer Bellator. Patricio explains why he decided to vacate the lightweight throne to benefit his brother and set up his own revenge with A.J. McKee, and Patricky discusses his upcoming rematch with Peter Queally for the vacant 155-pound belt in Ireland on Friday. Patricio also reveals why he considered asking for his Bellator release back in the Bjorn Rebney days. Then, Canal Encarada’s Luis Fernando Coutinho stops by to discuss Glover Teixeira's historic title win at UFC 267, the return of Khamzat Chimaev, and Saturday’s UFC 268 event in New York.Listen to Trocação Franca with Guilherme Cruz every Wednesday to hear from the biggest names on the hottest topics in the Brazilian combat sports world.Follow Guilherme Cruz @GuicruzzzSubscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgHCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLiVisit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvMLike MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7ZFollow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUIRead More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices